Industrial

MAULDIN, S.C. — Siemens Industry Inc., a maker of mechanical and electrical drive equipment, plans a new 45,600-square-foot assembly and manufacturing facility in Mauldin. The industrial property will place the company’s products closer to machine builders and manufacturers in the Southeast. “The announcement of this plant adds to Siemens’ ability to be a single-source provider of integrated drive train solutions for the industry,” says Doug Keith, president of Siemens Drive Technologies Division.

MCDONOUGH, FAIRBURN AND BRASELTON, GA. — An affiliate of USAA Real Estate Co. has acquired a three-building, 2.8 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Atlanta. The Class A bulk distribution warehouses are fully occupied by Home Depot USA Inc., Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC and PETCO Animal Supplies Stores Inc. Home Depot’s 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center is in McDonough, Owens Corning’s 1 million-square-foot distribution center is in Fairburn and PETCO’s 506,200-square-foot distribution center is in Braselton. “The Atlanta industrial portfolio offers a unique opportunity to acquire three premier quality distribution facilities within a core inland port market,” says Pat Duncan, chairman and CEO of USAA Real Estate Co. The buildings benefit from their proximity to the Port of Savannah.

DURHAM, N.C. — Crown Realty & Development has sold a 182,160-square-foot industrial property at 4400 Emperor Blvd. in Durham to Pizzagalli Properties for $11.5 million. The Class A facility is fully leased and situated on approximately 14.32 acres within the Imperial Center Business Park in Durham’s Research Triangle Park/I-40 submarket. Christopher Norvell, James Allaire and Catharine Spangler of Cushman & Wakefield/Thalhimer represented Crown Realty & Development in the transaction.

MIAMI — Ameriworld Enterprises Inc., which provides furnished offices, warehouse space and back-office support services to foreign companies and their subsidiaries looking to expand into the United States, has signed a 124,000-square-foot industrial lease at 3325 N.W. 70th Ave. in Miami’s Airport West submarket. The company is expanding and relocating from its previous 65,000-square-foot space in Opa-Locka, Fla. Steven Medwin and Nick Wigoda of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Prologis, the landlord, in the transaction. Mike Waite and Jim Armstrong of Easton & Associates represented Ameriworld Enterprises Inc.

DURHAM, N.C. — Research Tri-Center North VI, located at 2223 N.E. Creek Pkwy. in Durham, has traded for $24 million. The Silverman Group sold the 422,000-square-foot Class A industrial property to Sentinel Data Centers. It is fully leased and located within the 2.4 million-square-foot Research Tri-Center industrial park, the largest industrial park in the Raleigh-Durham region. Christopher Norvell and Scot Humphrey of Cushman & Wakefield/Thalhimer represented The Silverman Group. Their colleague, James Allaire, represented Sentinel Data Centers.